Travis Bickle

This final aerial shot of Travis Bickle and his little killing spree suggests a completion of purpose because Travis Bickle is lost in what his purpose truly is. Bickle is searching for a purpose but he doesn’t know exactly what to look for. He is redeemed for his actions in a positive way and most definitely is good but not just because he has served society. Bickle as he may think is “God’s lonely man”. You’ve got to put into perspective the reality of Bickle’s everyday life; he becomes a taxi

The music distinctions deep, sleazy noises, representing the negatives that Travis Bickle sees all over the city and the intensity of his own actions, with the saxophone, a musical counterpart to Bickle, creating a melodiously disillusioned musician. He is visibly disgusted by his customers that include pimps, addicts, and thieves, and begins fantasizing about "cleansing" such "filth" from the streets. Also, the opposing noises in the soundtrack, persistent little harp figures, hard as shards of

the film the viewer is painfully close to its main character, Travis Bickle. This is written in a narration form of a diary he writes in from time to time. Bickle is consistently portrayed as a lonely but unrecognized veteran of the Vietnam War. After serving the war, Bickle tries to find some sort of purpose in a new 1970’s America. However, the protagonist finds himself often alienated from society as well as disgusted by it. Bickle goes through several phases of crises, which all lead up to violence

directed by Martin Scorsese, takes place in New York City during the 1970’s. The main character Travis Bickle, played by Robert De Niro, is a United States Marine returning home after serving his country. Taxi Driver appears to demonstrate the theory of Social Disorganization. The audience can see this throughout the film in scenes where Bickle is driving through the city. As the film continues Bickle appears to struggle with adjusting to such a large city and coping with his sanity. This film

Throughout the movie Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976), it is obvious that Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is considered an outcast. He is denied the chance of obtaining the title of a hero after fighting in the Vietnam War, and Betsy (Cybill Shepherd) rejects him. The regenerative violence myth is a part of the American culture that states violence solves everything. Travis wants to be accepted into this culture, be given an identity, and save the girl through this myth. He embodies this violence

Taxi Driver: The Filth of the Streets and of Self The opening shot is Robert DeNiro’s character, Travis Bickle’s eyes in the review mirror intensely gazing at the city. It then transitions to the view outside of the taxi to the colorful, hectic streets of New York City. This exaggerates the importance of the taxi itself and the main character’s point of view from within it. Bickle is a veteran Marine who can’t sleep and decides to take the job of driving the long hours. He narrates the film as

​A 26-year-old man that was honorable discharged from the United States marine core. His name is Travis Bickle. Travis is formally known as a sad lonely depressed man living on his own in the big city of New York. Travis suffers with chronic insomnia so he finds a job as a taxi driver to help cope with his sickness by driving around late at night. Some of his hobbies is watching porn in movie theaters and also has a diary which he right on everyday. His acts of being weird and strange begin to turn

Martin Scorcese's Taxi Driver, Travis Bickle repeatedly expresses two ideas that are central to the film. First, Travis has an undying wish to purify the world. He wants to rid his city of all the evil and scum that currently inhabits the city's cold and damp streets. Second, is the method by which Travis tries to obtain his goals. Travis Bickle tries to clean up his city by methods similar to those of religious figures. He even takes on a role as a savior figure. Travis Bickle's quest to save the

Robert De Niro’s terrifyingly realistic portrayal of Travis Bickle, a lonely Vietnam war veteran in the film Taxi Driver, is a performance that has captivated audiences for more than thirty years and that will never be forgotten. De Niro’s masterful performance sees him use complete control over his body and voice to allow his characterization of Travis to reflect a certain atmosphere. With only minimal speaking throughout, he manages to use subtle facial, body, and eye movements to expose the film’s

Brandon Coletti “In Los Angeles, a mysterious driver is a man of few words who works as a garage mechanic for his only friend Shannon. He also moonlights as a stuntman in Hollywood films and driver of getaway cars in heists. One day, he helps his neighbor Irene, whose husband is in prison, and her son Benicio and he falls in love with her. However, a few days later her husband Standard Gabriel is released from prison and they meet each other in the building. Standard is pressed by the criminal Cook